OMAHA, Neb. -- LSU beat the best in college baseball again Saturday, this time putting the Tigers in the best-of-three College World Series championship set to start Monday.
Caleb Gilbert pitched until one out in the eighth inning of a 6-1 victory over top-ranked Oregon State (56-6) and handed the ball to freshman fireballer Zack Hess, who closed out a fourth LSU win in Omaha.
Backing Gilbert were two home runs by Michael Papierski -- the switch-hitter homered once from each side of the plate -- and a sixth-inning solo shot by Beau Jordan.
The Tigers will face either Florida or TCU in the finals.